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For years now I've had a Canon MX870 printer (WIFI) connected to my Linksys EA4500 router which allowed me to print from various WIRED and WIRELESS computers/laptops without any issues (PDF, DOC, DOCX, word, chrome, etc...); and with home schooling during COVID-19 this was used a lot ...

In my office I have a wireless Cisco Linksys EA4500 router, it has 4x wired ports (which are all in-use right now). Now across the house I have setup some HW that requires 4x wired RJ-45 connections (the hardware is not WIFI ready) so I see 2 simple solutions: 1- Buy 2x switches one to...

Friend of mine had his PC scammed (guy calls, tells you they are Microsoft and that you are infected, get into your PC and then lock you out and ask for money $ to let you back in). Anyways, he has a Dell Alienware Aurora R4 PC running (shipped with) Windows 8 or 8.1 - I am not sure but I...

My brother has a IBM Lenovo M55 8811-6CU system and wanted to play some new games so he went out and bought a new Video Card: Diamond Radeon HD 5450. When he connects it in this PC and turns it on he is telling me the system beeps (3 beeps with pauses, but I am not confident in his reporting...

Currently I have an application that runs at startup when a user log's in to the account (administrative), as well as something under HKLM\...\Run which is also executed - but I need to run something once and BEFORE both these things are executed. My solution was to use HKLM\...\RunOnce which...

I am trying to find a way to generate an image (or something) of a hard-drive (C:\ drive) while it is running / in-use (without interruptions) on a PC automatically & silently when I connect my USB drive (or with as little intervention as possible) - the installing is Windows XP (in case that...

I have an old P4 computer that I've been using constantly for about 5 years, about a month ago the Power Supply (500W) started making a high-pitch sound - so a few weeks ago I went to a local store - bought a new one (525W) and put it in ... Everything worked fine at first (simply browsing...

I have a DELL DIMENSION E520 that currently has 2x512 megs of RAM (1gig of ProMos PC2-4200 DDR 533mhz) and I want to upgrade (add 2 gigs for Vista) - after a lot of comments and reviews I found that the best price/quality for my Dell (keeping in mind my current ram and wanted to spend as little...

I've got a PC (Dell Dimension E520) whose HDD recently died, so I am in the process of backing up the data (that I can) using Ubuntu Live CD (awsome), at the same time as I go buy a new HDD I wanted to get some extra RAM (512megs for VISTA is kind of ridiculous) - but I want to get compatible...

I've got an old pair of (2.1) PC speakers that I've been using since 2004 (Samsung), they worked perfectly fine (200W sub, 2x 14W speakers) and they just died on me - so obviously I'm looking for a replacement... Most of my time is spent watching shows on my PC (TV), gaming, and some music -...

I've got a 3.0GHz P4 w/ P4C800-E Deluxe Motherboard currently loaded w/ 2x 512megs of OCZ PC3200 (DDR400 2.5-3-3-7) RAM (1gig in Dual-channel). I was looking to add some RAM and had a spare 512meg DDR PC3200 (DDR400) RAM from an old DELL PC (not the same manufacturer, not OCZ) So, the...

Ok - I have an old P4 S478 system that I still use all the time (wife's PC) but lately (past 6months) it gets extremely loud when at normal temperatures and insanely loud when it gets hot, sounds like a jet engine going off in my office and it has become unberable. Now, I am going to buy some...

An age old question, and I know I am going to get a lot of ^$@# for asking but, I am looking to buy an AGP video card to upgrade my old system (my 2nd system) for gaming. I find that most of the newer games, when looking to simply play (just playing at LOW everything) can't even do that much...

I've been struggling lately to determine what I should buy, a plasma 42/46" or LCD 42/46" TV, I've been reading a lot of reviews and the typical ups/downs mentioned are the same, but I am really curious to get some real-world feedback... Typically this is what I do with my TV: 80% - The...

I recently purchased a 4870 (VisionTek) and while I love the card it does get insanely hot when left with the stock cooler and default fan speed. I've been doing some reading and found out how to change the Fan Speed by tweaking the profiles in Catalyst: - Create a profile - Edit the profile...

I've just installed Vista Ultimate 64bit for the first time and need a good compatible Anti-Virus and AntiSpam/Popup/Spyware application. In the past I always used AVG but recently upgraded to version 8.* and absolutly hate it - it runs slow (takes over 11 hours to scan my hard-drive when it...

Quick question for everyone - a few weeks ago ASUS released the AEH4870 - a video card I was really looking forward to buying ... But then quickly after I realized it started to "disapeer", a lot of stores removed it as a produce from their listing, newegg set it "Deactivated" and most stores...

So - as you all pretty much already know I'm going for a P45 Asus Motherboars (either Maximus II Formula or P5Q-Deluxe - still debating seeing as they are pretty much the same price). Anyways - going with one of those and a 4870 video and Q9550 CPU - pretty much set. Last part - and really...

For starters I wanted to thank everyone who has been helping me over the past week build up my new system - given the massive constant advice I have opted to go with a Asus DDR2 motherboard as opposed to my inital Rampage Extreme X48 DDR3 - for the lack of benifits (none - given that I won't OC)...

I've been doing a lot of reading and realized that the Asus Rampage Extreme (motherboard I am waiting on) doesn't play nice with most RAM - now I am not looking to OC (much - maybe bring my Q9550 to 3.0ghz) but the last thing I want is to buy RAM that causes me issues... That being said -...

I've been holding my breath for a few weeks now waiting for the Asus Rampage Extreme to be released, all the inital specs seem to indicate this will be one insane motherboard and I am not adverse spending good money to get a good quality product - however a LOT of my readings on reviews are...

For my new upcoming system I wanted to ensure to get a large enough case, for too long have I been plagged with a Mid-Tower ATX case where everything almost fits and temperatures reach the boiling point. Therefore I did some quick research and found a case that I thougth fit my needs...

I'm looking to build myself a new system (confirmed profile listed below) and one thing that suprised me is the amount of feedback I am still getting between DDR2 and DDR3 platforms... I would have imagined that DDR3 was absolutly the way to go given the CPU I am getting and the fact that the...

Looking to buy some RAM for a new system I am building - I am a huge fan of OCZ so wanted to stick with it and looking to get 2x 2GB of DDR3 RAM (PC-12800 1600mhz) but wasn't sure which would be the best choice. Currently I was looking into the following two options: - OCZ Platinum (Cas...

I was wondering if there was any concrete news on the release of the Asus Rampage Extreme X48 DDR3 motherboard in North America (really want to get one). Or - is there a real equivalent contender out on the market today? Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks,

I'm looking to find the best Motherboard for my new system (currently building it up). As the subject states I am looking to get one of the best (money is not an issue) motherboards to go with my Q9450, from what I've read so far it looks like that would be an X48 with DDR3. Personally I am...

I am in the middle of building a new system (looking to build a monster/killer system). I've pretty much decided what components I want to get, the only problem is I have no clue which Power Supply is needed/recommend. I am not looking to be cheap (money isn't a huge issue) but still wish to...

I was looking into buying a portable external hard-drive, simply a bigger "usb-key" to transfer & store data from one place to another (such as between home/work and home/friends) and therefore portability is rather important (small, light, no power cord, not loud) - thus 2.5" external. Nothing...

I am trying to write the RELATIONAL ALGEBRA statement for a query defined as follows: "Find the diseases for which there is only one medication" I have a table TREATMENT with two attributes, DISEASE & MEDICATION TREATMENT (disease, medication) This table holds a list of diseases and...

One of my computers at home seem to have gotten infected by something, I took a look at this this morning and it had a program called "AntiSpywareMaster" installed and running (which is odd because the computer has both AVG and Lavasoft running - but anyways - this was causing AVG to "find a...

I am being asked to price (for sale) a used laptop (good condition) and I’m finding it very hard to find comparables online to help me gage the correct price tag (range) I should associate. Toshiba Satellite A60 Intel Celeron 2.70ghz 500 megs ram Microsoft Windows XP home...

I currently have a USB Keyboard & Mouse with Windows XP SP2 - and for the past year or so everything has worked perfectly fine. Then all of a sudden a few days ago my mouse stopped responding, the cursor is there but it won't move no matter what I try (no clue why this started, didn't install...

I was hearing a lot of rumors that they were supposed to be released around Jan 20th 2008 (Q1 2008) but the date has come and gone and I don't see any updates on this anywhere - was anything announced as an official date or official delay? Anyone have any news on this topic? Was waiting for the...

I am looking into purchasing a new computer system and started by researching/shopping for the Processor (CPU) – of course the 45nm Intel Quad Core CPU’s are what interest me at the moment but I was a little unsure of the price tag for the QX9650 (> $1,000) so I did was research to see what else...

Using a DELL Windows Vista Desktop (with dial-up modem) we started getting a really odd behavior out of the blue (supposedly)... For the past few months there have been no issues connecting to the internet (dial-up) but two days ago (coincidentally after a power outage, mind you I am being told...

Given that I needed to buy a new 19" widescreen LCD that would be good quality (for browsing and movies) for years to come while staying within a rather low budget I was consentrating on two important aspects: - Colors (8-bit 16.7 million) - Inputs (VGA & DVI) So I went hunting for 19" LCDs...

My second computer has an Asus Radeon 9200SE 128meg (VGA, RCA, S-Video: outputs) video card and an old CRT monitor that is dying, so I was looking into replacing it with a new 19" Widescreen LCD (debating between the ACER AL1916W or the LG L194WTX-BF, if you have any suggestions please) mostly...

I came home tonight to find my office smelled like circuit burn and my pc lamp dead (melted) - given that I live in an old apartment building I thought it was about time to stop risking all my hardware on luck and go out to buy a real UPS. The only really important things I want to hook up on...

So - a few days ago my PC just died (while using it windows froze, I hit RESET and it wouldn't come back up) - no matter how many times I tried the motherboard would power up for 1-2 seconds after pressing power then automatically shut off. I assume the issue was Power Supply related so today...

Specifically - for my P4 with an MSI S478 motherboard that has the 2 Power Connectors (2x-pin and 4-pin) - can I omit the 4-pin and use one of the old power supplies (before the 4-pin existed) to test my PC and determine if the Power Supply is at fault for my current issues? Woke up this...